France - Languages

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Not only is French the national language of France, but it also has
official status (often with other languages) throughout much of the
former French colonial empire, including about two dozen nations in
Africa. In all, it is estimated that more than 300 million people have
French as their official language or mother tongue. Moreover, French is
the sole official language at the ICJ and UPU, and shares official
status in most international organizations. Other languages spoken
within France itself include Breton (akin to Welsh) in Brittany; a
German dialect in Alsace and Lorraine; Flemish in northeastern France;
Spanish, Catalan, and Basque in the southwest; Provençal in the
southeast, and an Italian dialect on the island of Corsica.

there's so many languages spoken in france and half of them I had to look on google to see what language it was.So much information, now my heads spining around and around.I love this article it is very specific.

Catalan is a western romance language.It is spoken in Roussillon region of France
Flemish refers to Belgian Dutch
Basque is the ancestral language of the Basque people
Corsica is one of the 26 rogions of France
Breton(Brezhoneg) is a celctic language.Brythonic means British. and breton decended from the celtic british language